This is by far my largest project ever, coming in at 47 hours total integration! This is an extremely faint target and needed every bit of those 47 hours to capture the faint details. This was imaged over 5 nights of near-full moon which gave some bad gradients, even with 3nm filters. So needless to say, it was painful to process. HFG1 is a
planetary nebulae located in the
northern constellation of Cassiopeia (the Seated Queen). Planetary nebulae
typically last about 10,000 years and are produced by stars in their
final stages of life. Our own Sun is expected to experience the same process as HFG1,
but not for another five billion years.Abell 6 is
a bubble-shaped planetary nebula that remains quite faint at magnitude 15.
Equipment: ASI2600MM-Pro
Antlia 36mm 3nm SHO
Orion 8" f4 newt
SW Quattro CC
EQ6R-Pro
Image Details:Ha-347x300s, gain 100, -10c, bin1
OIII-219x300s, gain 100, -10c , bin1
47 hours total integration
Location:Parker, CO, USA
Bortle 5 sky
Acquisition and processing:Acquired in NINA, Processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop
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